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Twentieth Century Stories


Forum Gallery presents Twentieth Century Stories, a curated exhibition of works of art that capture unique narratives from a century of dynamic change. On view are works by eighteen insightful artists whose life experiences were as diverse as they were profound. The paintings, works on paper, photography and sculpture on view are compelling, humanist expressions of subjects that include civil rights, the human toll of war, and the century’s industrial progress, public works, and entertainment that challenged the world and changed modern life.

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Ernie Barnes No Time for Church, 1972 acrylic on canvas 18 x 24 inches

Ernie Barnes
No Time for Church, 1972
acrylic on canvas
18 x 24 inches

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Winfred Rembert The Chain Gang in the Ditch, 2005 dye on carved and tooled leather 28 x 40 inches

Winfred Rembert
The Chain Gang in the Ditch, 2005
dye on carved and tooled leather
40 x 28 inches

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Bernard Perlin Hospital Corridor, 1961 tempera on board 10 x 20 inches

Bernard Perlin
Hospital Corridor, 1961
tempera on board
13 1/4 x 24 1/4 inches

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Kathe Kollwitz Grief (also known as Lamentation, Memorial for Ernst Barlach), 1938-40 bronze 10 1/4 x 10 x 3 3/4 inches

Käthe Kollwitz
Die Klage (Grief), 1938-40
also known as Lamentation, Memorial for Ernst Barlach
bronze
10 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 3 3/4 inches
Catalogue Raisonné No. 38, II.B.19

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Jack Levine, 1932 (In Memory of George Grosz), 1959, oil on canvas, 64 x 56 inches

Jack Levine
1932 (In Memory of George Grosz), 1959
oil on canvas
64 x 56 inches

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George Grosz Berlin Street Scene, 1930 watercolor on paper 22 x 23 1/2 inches

George Grosz
Berlin Street Scene, 1930
watercolor on paper
22 x 23 1/2 inches

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Jack Levine The Card Players, 1940 gouache on paper 16 ¾  x  21 ¾ inches

Jack Levine
The Card Players, 1940
gouache on paper
16 3/4  x  21 3/4 inches

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Alfred Stieglitz The Steerage, 1907 (printed in 1911) photogravure 7 1/2 x 6 inches

Alfred Stieglitz
The Steerage, 1907 (printed in 1911)
photogravure
7 1/2 x 6 inches

Raphael Soyer Back Stage, 1935 oil on canvas 26 1/4 x 28 1/4 inches

Raphael Soyer
Back Stage, 1935
oil on canvas
26 1/4 x 28 1/4 inches

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LOUIS LOZOWICK Subway Construction, 1931 lithograph 6 1/2 x 13 inches Edition 4/50

Louis Lozowick
Subway Construction, 1931
lithograph
6 1/2 x 13 inches
Edition 4/50

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Raphael Soyer, Waiting at the Station, c. 1941, oil on canvas, 18 x 14 inches

Raphael Soyer
Waiting at the Station, c. 1941
oil on canvas
18 x 14 inches

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Philip Evergood Innocent Abroad, 1938 oil on canvas 10 7/8 x 8 1/2 inches

Philip Evergood
Innocent Abroad, 1938
oil on canvas
10 7/8 x 8 1/2 inches

Ben Shahn Death on the Beach, 1945 tempera on board 9 1/2 x 13 3/4 inches

Ben Shahn
Death on the Beach, 1945
tempera on board
9 1/2 x 13 3/4 inches

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Gregory Gillespie Fragment (Vietnam Shrine), 1966 mixed media 25 x 19 x 4 1/2 inches

Gregory Gillespie
Fragment (Vietnam Shrine), 1966
mixed media
25 x 19 x 4 1/2 inches

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Bernard Perlin Hope Had Been Abandoned (The Recovery Room), 1944 casein and tempera on panel 10 1/4 x 20 inches

Bernard Perlin
Hope Had Been Abandoned (The Recovery Room), 1944
casein and tempera on panel
10 1/4 x 20 inches

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Philip Evergood M.T. Florinsky, D.S. Mirsky, and the Pidget, 1928 oil on canvas laid down on panel 40 1/4 x 50 1/4 inches

Philip Evergood
M.T. Florinsky, D.S. Mirsky, and the Pidget, 1928
oil on canvas laid down on panel
40 1/4 x 50 1/4 inches

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William Gropper, Little Steel, ca. 1937, oil on canvas, 33 3/4 x 44 1/2 inches

William Gropper
Little Steel, ca. 1937
oil on canvas
33 3/4 x 44 1/2 inches

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Winfred Rembert The Slave Brothers, 2013 dye on carved and tooled leather 10 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches

Winfred Rembert
The Slave Brothers, 2013
dye on carved and tooled leather
10 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches

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Reginald Marsh Mrs. Martin's Famous Homemade Tarts, c. 1933 crayon on paper 10 x 14 inches

Reginald Marsh
Mrs. Martin's Famous Homemade Tarts, c. 1933
crayon on paper
10 x 14 inches

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Winfred Rembert Jeff’s Café & Pool Room and Zeb’s Shoe Shine, 1998 dye on carved and tooled leather 22 x 28 inches

Winfred Rembert
Jeff’s Café & Pool Room and Zeb’s Shoe Shine, 1998
dye on carved and tooled leather
22 x 28 inches

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Winfred Rembert Winfred Rembert and Class of 1959, 1999 dye on carved and tooled leather 22 ½ x 32 ½ inches

Winfred Rembert
Winfred Rembert and Class of 1959, 1999
dye on carved and tooled leather
22 1/2 x 32 1/2 inches

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Raphael Soyer Diane di Prima Walking, 1965 oil on canvas 38 x 28 inches

Raphael Soyer
Diane di Prima Walking, 1965
oil on canvas
38 x 28 inches

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Winfred Rembert Untitled (The Dirty Spoon Café), 2011 dye on carved and tooled leather 10 9/16 x 15 5/8 inches

Winfred Rembert
Untitled (The Dirty Spoon Café), 2011
dye on carved and tooled leather
10 9/16 x 15 5/8 inches

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César Galicia Telephone, 2012 mixed media on board 36 1/4 x 25 1/4 inches

César Galicia
Telephone, 2012
mixed media on board
36 1/4 x 25 1/4 inches

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Ernie Barnes Study for The Dream Unfolds, 1995 acrylic and graphite on paper 37 7/8 x 25 3/8 inches

Ernie Barnes
Study for The Dream Unfolds, 1995
acrylic and graphite on paper
37 7/8 x 25 3/8 inches

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Davis Cone Forum, 1994 acrylic on canvas 25 x 43 inches

Davis Cone
Forum, 1994
acrylic on canvas
25 x 43 inches

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Chaim Gross Making Up, 1929 bronze 22 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches Edition 1/6

Chaim Gross
Making Up, 1929
bronze
22 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches
Edition 1/6

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Anthony Mitri Clothcraft Clothes, Cleveland, Ohio, 2009 charcoal on paper 21 1/2 x 38 inches

Anthony Mitri
Clothcraft Clothes, Cleveland, Ohio, 2009
charcoal on paper
21 1/2 x 38 inches

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Ernie Barnes No Time for Church, 1972 acrylic on canvas 18 x 24 inches

Ernie Barnes
No Time for Church, 1972
acrylic on canvas
18 x 24 inches

Winfred Rembert The Chain Gang in the Ditch, 2005 dye on carved and tooled leather 28 x 40 inches

Winfred Rembert
The Chain Gang in the Ditch, 2005
dye on carved and tooled leather
40 x 28 inches

Bernard Perlin Hospital Corridor, 1961 tempera on board 10 x 20 inches

Bernard Perlin
Hospital Corridor, 1961
tempera on board
13 1/4 x 24 1/4 inches

Kathe Kollwitz Grief (also known as Lamentation, Memorial for Ernst Barlach), 1938-40 bronze 10 1/4 x 10 x 3 3/4 inches

Käthe Kollwitz
Die Klage (Grief), 1938-40
also known as Lamentation, Memorial for Ernst Barlach
bronze
10 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 3 3/4 inches
Catalogue Raisonné No. 38, II.B.19

Jack Levine, 1932 (In Memory of George Grosz), 1959, oil on canvas, 64 x 56 inches

Jack Levine
1932 (In Memory of George Grosz), 1959
oil on canvas
64 x 56 inches

George Grosz Berlin Street Scene, 1930 watercolor on paper 22 x 23 1/2 inches

George Grosz
Berlin Street Scene, 1930
watercolor on paper
22 x 23 1/2 inches

Jack Levine The Card Players, 1940 gouache on paper 16 ¾  x  21 ¾ inches

Jack Levine
The Card Players, 1940
gouache on paper
16 3/4  x  21 3/4 inches

Alfred Stieglitz The Steerage, 1907 (printed in 1911) photogravure 7 1/2 x 6 inches

Alfred Stieglitz
The Steerage, 1907 (printed in 1911)
photogravure
7 1/2 x 6 inches

Raphael Soyer Back Stage, 1935 oil on canvas 26 1/4 x 28 1/4 inches

Raphael Soyer
Back Stage, 1935
oil on canvas
26 1/4 x 28 1/4 inches

LOUIS LOZOWICK Subway Construction, 1931 lithograph 6 1/2 x 13 inches Edition 4/50

Louis Lozowick
Subway Construction, 1931
lithograph
6 1/2 x 13 inches
Edition 4/50

Raphael Soyer, Waiting at the Station, c. 1941, oil on canvas, 18 x 14 inches

Raphael Soyer
Waiting at the Station, c. 1941
oil on canvas
18 x 14 inches

Philip Evergood Innocent Abroad, 1938 oil on canvas 10 7/8 x 8 1/2 inches

Philip Evergood
Innocent Abroad, 1938
oil on canvas
10 7/8 x 8 1/2 inches

Ben Shahn Death on the Beach, 1945 tempera on board 9 1/2 x 13 3/4 inches

Ben Shahn
Death on the Beach, 1945
tempera on board
9 1/2 x 13 3/4 inches

Gregory Gillespie Fragment (Vietnam Shrine), 1966 mixed media 25 x 19 x 4 1/2 inches

Gregory Gillespie
Fragment (Vietnam Shrine), 1966
mixed media
25 x 19 x 4 1/2 inches

Bernard Perlin Hope Had Been Abandoned (The Recovery Room), 1944 casein and tempera on panel 10 1/4 x 20 inches

Bernard Perlin
Hope Had Been Abandoned (The Recovery Room), 1944
casein and tempera on panel
10 1/4 x 20 inches

Philip Evergood M.T. Florinsky, D.S. Mirsky, and the Pidget, 1928 oil on canvas laid down on panel 40 1/4 x 50 1/4 inches

Philip Evergood
M.T. Florinsky, D.S. Mirsky, and the Pidget, 1928
oil on canvas laid down on panel
40 1/4 x 50 1/4 inches

William Gropper, Little Steel, ca. 1937, oil on canvas, 33 3/4 x 44 1/2 inches

William Gropper
Little Steel, ca. 1937
oil on canvas
33 3/4 x 44 1/2 inches

Winfred Rembert The Slave Brothers, 2013 dye on carved and tooled leather 10 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches

Winfred Rembert
The Slave Brothers, 2013
dye on carved and tooled leather
10 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches

Reginald Marsh Mrs. Martin's Famous Homemade Tarts, c. 1933 crayon on paper 10 x 14 inches

Reginald Marsh
Mrs. Martin's Famous Homemade Tarts, c. 1933
crayon on paper
10 x 14 inches

Winfred Rembert Jeff’s Café & Pool Room and Zeb’s Shoe Shine, 1998 dye on carved and tooled leather 22 x 28 inches

Winfred Rembert
Jeff’s Café & Pool Room and Zeb’s Shoe Shine, 1998
dye on carved and tooled leather
22 x 28 inches

Winfred Rembert Winfred Rembert and Class of 1959, 1999 dye on carved and tooled leather 22 ½ x 32 ½ inches

Winfred Rembert
Winfred Rembert and Class of 1959, 1999
dye on carved and tooled leather
22 1/2 x 32 1/2 inches

Raphael Soyer Diane di Prima Walking, 1965 oil on canvas 38 x 28 inches

Raphael Soyer
Diane di Prima Walking, 1965
oil on canvas
38 x 28 inches

Winfred Rembert Untitled (The Dirty Spoon Café), 2011 dye on carved and tooled leather 10 9/16 x 15 5/8 inches

Winfred Rembert
Untitled (The Dirty Spoon Café), 2011
dye on carved and tooled leather
10 9/16 x 15 5/8 inches

César Galicia Telephone, 2012 mixed media on board 36 1/4 x 25 1/4 inches

César Galicia
Telephone, 2012
mixed media on board
36 1/4 x 25 1/4 inches

Ernie Barnes Study for The Dream Unfolds, 1995 acrylic and graphite on paper 37 7/8 x 25 3/8 inches

Ernie Barnes
Study for The Dream Unfolds, 1995
acrylic and graphite on paper
37 7/8 x 25 3/8 inches

Davis Cone Forum, 1994 acrylic on canvas 25 x 43 inches

Davis Cone
Forum, 1994
acrylic on canvas
25 x 43 inches

Chaim Gross Making Up, 1929 bronze 22 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches Edition 1/6

Chaim Gross
Making Up, 1929
bronze
22 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches
Edition 1/6

Anthony Mitri Clothcraft Clothes, Cleveland, Ohio, 2009 charcoal on paper 21 1/2 x 38 inches

Anthony Mitri
Clothcraft Clothes, Cleveland, Ohio, 2009
charcoal on paper
21 1/2 x 38 inches

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"Twentieth Century Stories" press release
Twentieth Century Stories Catalogue
Barnes, "No Time for Church" fact sheet
Barnes, "Study for The Dream Unfolds" fact sheet
Cone, "Forum" fact sheet
Evergood, "Innocent Abroad" fact sheet
Evergood, "M.T. Florinsky, D.S. Mirsky, and the Pidget" fact sheet
Galicia, "Telephone" fact sheet
Gillespie, "Fragment (Vietnam Shrine)" fact sheet
Gropper, "Little Steel" fact sheet
Gross, "Making Up" fact sheet
Grosz, "Berlin Street Scene" fact sheet
Kollwitz, "Die Klage (Grief) also known as Lamentation, Memorial for Ernst Barlach" fact sheet
Levine, "1932 (In Memory of George Grosz)" fact sheet
Levine, "The Card Players" fact sheet
Lozowick, "Subway Construction" fact sheet
Marsh, "Mrs. Martin's Famous Homemade Tarts" fact sheet
Mitri, "Clothcraft Clothes, Cleveland, Ohio" fact sheet
Perlin, "Hope Had Been Abandoned (The Recovery Room)" fact sheet
Perlin, "Hospital Corridor" fact sheet
Rembert, "Jeff's Cafe & Pool Room and Zeb's Shoe Shine" fact sheet
Rembert, "The Chain Gang in the Ditch" fact sheet
Rembert, "The Slave Brothers" fact sheet
Rembert, "Untitled (The Dirty Spoon Café)" fact sheet
Rembert, "Winfred Rembert and Class of 1959" fact sheet
Shahn, "Death on the Beach" fact sheet
Soyer, "Back Stage" fact sheet
Soyer, "Diane di Prima Walking" fact sheet
Soyer, "Waiting at the Station" fact sheet
Stieglitz, "The Steerage" fact sheet